RobotX PhD Fellowship 2027

Viamu; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully funded position

Full social benefits

RobotX network access

Job summary

ETH Zurich invites applications for a fully funded doctoral research position within the RobotX program in Zurich. The fellowship provides supervision by a RobotX professor and access to the RobotX network, with a doctoral project defined with the supervisor during the first months.

Start date by agreement in 2027; the position is 100% full-time and at ETH salary rate with full social benefits. Applicants should have a Master’s degree completed by August 2027 and a strong academic record.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree completed by August 2027 or earlier.
• Excellent academic record in both Bachelor’s and Master’s studies.
• Demonstrated experience in robotics research areas.

Responsibilities

• Define a doctoral project with the supervisor during the initial months.
• Conduct doctoral research training and pursue published project goals.
• Collaborate within RobotX groups focusing on robotics research in Zurich.

Skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving

Strong programming skills

Robotics software frameworks

Education

Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, computer science, robotics, bioengineering, materials science, or closely related field

Tools

Robotics software frameworks

Job description

Duration 100% full-time doctoral employment; fixed-term; contract length not stated.

Application Notes The source says one application is reviewed by several RobotX research groups and applicants select up to three professors; it does not identify public form controls for these preferences.

Commitment 100% full-time fixed-term doctoral research; contract duration and weekly hours are not stated.

Costs Disclosure Application fee, tuition liability and visa/relocation coverage are not specified by this call.

Deadline Wording Application deadline: 27 November 2026. No time of day is specified.

Degree Completion Wording Master’s degree completed by August2027; no exact day within August is specified.

Formal Selection Rubric No formal scoring rubric, criterion weights, interview/results dates or selection guarantee is published.

Opening Wording Current specific vacancy and named public application form invite applications. No precise opening date is published.

Outcomes Doctoral research training and the published scientific project goals; no guaranteed findings, degree outcome, publication or subsequent employment.

Preferred PDFSize Ideally under10MB is a preference, not a hard maximum.

Program Level PhD

Public Form Limitations Only the initial named application page was inspected without entering data, selecting consent or pressing Continue. Hidden state, salary and notice-period templates are excluded; later pages and privacy-modal contents remain unknown.

Selection Process One application is reviewed by several RobotX groups; applicants may choose up to three professors. The source does not state interview or results dates. Preselection is by responsible recruiters, not AI.

Single PDFPackaging One merged PDF, in order: cover letter; CV; English Bachelor’s/Master’s transcripts with local grading scale; three referee contacts with email and direct phone; one publication, thesis or project report writing/research sample. These document rows represent components of the same PDF, not separate upload fields.

Start Wording By agreement in2027; no exact starting day is stated.

Student Nexus Formal doctoral student position, not ordinary staff employment.

Supporting Document Deadline No distinct supporting-document or referee deadline is published.

Pay and benefits

• Fully funded doctoral position at ETH Zurich
• ETH doctoral salary rate with full social benefits
• Supervision by a RobotX professor and access to the RobotX network

Costs to consider

Fully funded doctoral employment at the ETH doctoral salary rate with full social benefits; exact salary grade/amount, tuition and relocation components are unstated.

The vacancy does not state an application fee.

RobotX, the Center for Robotics at ETH Zurich, invites doctoral applicants interested in building robots that work in the real world. One application is considered by several RobotX research groups; applicants choose up to three professors whose groups review the application.

Research areas include soft and musculoskeletal robotics; robotic locomotion and manipulation; biohybrid robots; perception and computer vision; human-robot interaction; computational design and fabrication; reinforcement learning and machine learning; humanoid robotics and tactile sensing; motion planning and control; and safety-critical robotic systems.

The fellow defines a doctoral project with the supervisor during the first months. The position is 100% and fixed-term in Zurich. ETH states that it is fully funded, paid at the ETH doctoral salary rate, with full social benefits. Start date is by agreement in 2027.

Doctorial research training and the published scientific project goals; no guaranteed findings, degree outcome, publication or subsequent employment.

Fully funded doctoral employment at the ETH doctoral salary rate with full social benefits; exact salary grade/amount, tuition and relocation components are unstated.

Who can apply

Master’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, computer science, robotics, bioengineering, materials science, or a closely related field, completed by August 2027 Excellent academic record in both Bachelor’s and Master’s studies Demonstrated experience in one or more of the listed research areas Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and drive for independent research Strong programming skills Excellent written and spoken English Experience with robotics software frameworks is a plus. A project carried from idea to a working result on real hardware is identified as an ideal demonstration of research experience.

Important dates

• Application deadline: 27 November 2026. No time of day is specified.
• Start date by agreement in 2027.
• Application deadline (calendar date; no time specified): November 27, 2026